1947 Saint Louis

4–⁠6 (1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1947, game by game: lost at Missouri 0–19; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 61–0; lost at Marquette 23–27; won vs. Georgetown 16–0; won vs. Drake 41–12; lost vs. St. Bonaventure 13–47; lost vs. Nevada 21–27; lost vs. Wichita State 6–38; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–37; won vs. Duquesne 14–13+61−34Lost 0–19 at Missouri-19MissouriWon 61–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+61Missouri–RollaLost 23–27 at Marquette-4MarquetteWon 16–0 vs. Georgetown+16GeorgetownWon 41–12 vs. Drake+29DrakeLost 13–47 vs. St. Bonaventure-34St. BonaventureLost 21–27 vs. Nevada-6NevadaLost 6–38 vs. Wichita State-32Wichita StateLost 6–37 at Detroit Mercy-31Detroit MercyWon 14–13 vs. Duquesne+1Duquesne
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duquesne 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠1 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠220
Coach
—
Elo
1325 −79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.2 No. 96 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1947 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠05–⁠5
Wichita State2–⁠17–⁠4
Saint Louis1–⁠14–⁠6
Drake1–⁠31–⁠7–⁠1
Oklahoma State0–⁠23–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.